Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 3974, Charles Flemming, N.C.

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Or Flemming, Charles Fleming,
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5407
North Carolina
Republ'd
Elizabeth Flemming widow of Charles Flemming NC
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 20 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 th day of April 1850. and sent to
E. J. G. Berret Present
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 209 Vol. 1

14101
Elizabeth Flemming North Carolina
14101
14101
Atty July 1838

State of N. Carolina } Court of pleas and quarter sessions Edgmont County } held for said County February term 1830 before me Wright Bandy a Justice of the Peace Personally appeared in person Mrs. Elizabeth
Stunning a resident of the County and State aforesaid, Who being duly sworn according to Law, doth make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the pension provided by the act of Congress, passed July 7 th 1838, and such other acts as have been passed by Congress for the benefit of the widows of deceased Revolutionary officers, private etc. - That she was Eighty five years old the 10 th day of November last - That she is the Widow of Charles Stunning, and was married to the said Charles, in the Month of April in the year 1783, and that her husband the said Charles was in the War of the Revolution, and served as a private three months in Darke's Edgmont County, N. Carolina, and that he was then marched to South Carolina, and served six months more, under Capt. William Clarke -
He was, a part of the time whilst there, commanded by Genl. Gates and Genl. Greene in 1780, and was stationed at Camden and other places - all of which she remembers to have heard from her husband aforesaid and from from other old persons - That when she and her husband were married, they were residents of the County and State aforesaid and that they were married at the house of Simon Ruffin a justice of the peace, and by him, and that the said Simon Ruffin is now dead - That she does not know of any Bible which contains a record of their marriage - That her husband the said Charles never received a pension - That she and her husband aforesaid, and children lived together up to the time of his death, which took place in the aforesaid County about the last of September 1831, according to her memory

at present, and that since his death she has been, and still remains his widow - She further states that her husband, the aforesaid Charles, turned out as a volunteer with several others in the Revolution and she has understood and believes that he was at Genl. Gates's defeat
Elizabeth T. Fleming March 6
Sworn to and subscribed before me in open Court
Sworn to and subscribed this the 20 th day of February A.D. 1850 before me one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for the County of Edgecombe and State of North Carolina and I further certify that Mrs Elizabeth Fleming, widow is unable to attend court from bodily infirmity, and that she is worthy of being
Wright Barnes J.P. Beall
State of North Carolina } Court of pleas and quarter Edgecombe County } Sessions February Term 1850 Be it known that at a term of said Court (which is a court of record) began and held for said County at the Court House in Tarboro, on the fourth Monday of February A.D. 1850, the following proceedings were had on opening of record in said Court Docket - (Copy from Docket)
"A declaration in assumpsit, signed by Elizabeth Fleming of this County and State to before me Wright Barnes, Esquire, one of the Justices of the peace for the County, as appears by his Certificate annexed thereto (which declaration was made by the said Elizabeth in order to obtain a pension from the Government) is

exhibited in open Court, and it being proved to the satisfaction of the Court by the testimony of Thomas Fretts, Henry Brinkley and Wright Barnes Esq. the said Elizabeth Fleming is unable to attend Court is present to make out to her declaration of fraud is in consequence of bodily infirmity, and it further appearing to the satisfaction of the Court by the testimony of the said Wright Barnes Esq. that the said Elizabeth is worthy of belief, the Court doth adopt and approve of the proceedings had before the said Wright as a justice of peace, and doth authorize the Clerk to certify these proceedings to the Commencement of Proceedings "
In testimony whereof I have hereunto Classed the Seal of the Court, do hereby set my hand and affix my seal of office and do hereby certify that the foregoing paper containing is the identical declaration referred to in the record above mentioned and that Wright Barnes Esq. is a lawful acting Justice of the peace in the said County, duly commissioned and sworn as such —
At Tipton this 26 th day of February A.D. 1850
J. N. Nuplett Clerk

State of N. Carolina Edgecombe County
On this 18 th day of March A.D. 1850 personally appeared John Gannett before me Henry J. Clark one of the lawful acting Justices of the Peace in Edgecombe County, who being duly sworn, deposes and says that he is in the fifty-ninth year of his age - That he was well acquainted with Charles Fleming & his wife Elizabeth Fleming - That the said Charles has now been dead about twenty years and that his wife the said Elizabeth is still living in his (affiant's) neighborhood - That the said Charles & Elizabeth resided in the County and State aforesaid, and lived together as man and wife - He does not know that they were lawfully married, but never heard anything to the contrary - Affiant became acquainted with them at least thirty years ago - the said Elizabeth has never married again - the said Charles & Elizabeth had several children whose names were William Fleming Benjamin Fleming, Eph Fleming & Mary Fleming, (now the widow of Esau Page, with all of whom this affiant was acquainted) that the said William is now dead (having died about one year ago) and was at least sixty years of age at the time of his death - the said Benjamin & Eph are still living, Benjamin is upward of fifty years of age - Mrs. Mary Page is the youngest one of the children - She and Eph are younger than Benjamin - He has Affiant has been informed and believes that the said Charles & Elizabeth had a child born before the said William, which died while an infant - Therefore the other child born mentioned above is younger than William - In arriving at the ages of the persons affiant is governed by his own age and from memory altogether as he has no other means whereby he can state their ages - Affiant further states that he has heard the said William Fleming say during his

I affirm that he the said William Lloyd was older than this affidavit - Affidavit does not make to be understood as saying positively that William Fleming was not more than sixty years of age at his death, nor that he was was positively fifty five at this time - but he gives as his opinion (relying on his memory exclusively) that such was the case -
John Gannett
Witness, Henry T. Clark
I was so & subscribed by John Gannett before me this 18 th day of March 1850, - and I hereby Certify that I am well acquainted with the said John Gannett who is a very credible witness Henry T. Clark S.P.
State of North Carolina Catawba County
I John Ruffin Clerk of the Court of Plus and Quarter Sessions of said County, do hereby Certify that Henry T. Clark Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit was read, and who has therein subscribed his name - is a lawful acting Clerk of the said Court, duly commissioned and sworn, and that full faith and credit are due and owing to all his official acts for testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand seal at office at Newton the 18 th day of March A.D. 1850
John Ruffin

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. _____
3974
Eliz th Flemming
Wid.
Chas. Flemming
Br. Rev. War
Act: _____
Feby. 24/48
Index:—Vol. _____
a
Page _____
242
[Arrangement of 1870.]

10884
North Carolina Elizabeth Flemming
Widow of Charles who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died in the year 1831 of in the State of who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Waites of the commanded by Gen Gates in the line for
Inscribed on the Roll of Fayetteville at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 th day of April 1850 and sent to Ch. J. G. Barret Post
Total amount, $
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by J. P. Chase Clerk , Book D Vol. 1 Page 289

8803
North Carolina
Elizabeth Flemming widow of Charles who was a Private in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 th day of Apr l '37 and sent to Col. J. G. Berret Present
[Acts of March 3, 1843, & June 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 2 Page 154

FLEMMING, CHARLES (N.C.) W-3974

Recd 13 th Feby: 1799 of Charles Fleming by the hands of his Wife Ten Shillings on acct of Sall all due
For Simon Johnston
Andrews
This paper was found among the papers of Chas. Fleming - and is just for the purpose of showing that he had a wife in the year 1799 - at least it may be regarded as a circumstance, though not conclusive by any means

14108. Elizabeth Flemming widow of Charles. North Carolina
admitted.
Private 6 m. p 20. ~ per month com 4 March 1836, to 4 March 1841, from 4 th March 43 to 4 th March 1848, from 4 th March 1848 for life
Act of July 1838
J. B. Bernet, Prest.

Washington 25 March 1852
Sir:
Herewith enclose the application of Mrs. Fleming for Pension under the act of 7 July 1838.
With great respect y r obedt Servt. J. G. Bunt

Last Will & Testament of Chas Fleming
For my next of kin
Given under my hand the 18 th day of March A.D. 1880

In the name of God amen, I Charles Fleming of the County of Edgecombe and State of North Carolina being weak in body tho' of sound mind and memory thanks be to God for his mercy, and calling to mind the mortality of the body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die Do make and ordain this to be my last Will and Testament in manner and form following vizt. Item - I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Elizabeth Fleming all my estate both real and personal to her and her heirs forever -
Likewise I do nominate my friends Elizabeth Fleming and William Drake my whole & sole Executors to this my last Will and Testament disannulling all other Wills by me heretofore made or ordered to be made in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 27 day of November 1820 -
Signed sealed published & declared to be the last Will and Testament of Charles Fleming in presence of us
Charles X Fleming his mark
Henry Drake
Levi Drake
Edgecombe County
November Court 1820
The within last Will and Testament of Charles Fleming decd was exhibited in open Court for probate and was proved by oath of Henry

Make one of the subscribing Witnesses thereto And Elizabeth Fleming the Executrix named in in the said Will at the same time qualified thereto Ordered that the same be certified & the Will recorded -
Test M c Hearn Clerk
A copy from Record
State of N o Carolina } Edenton County } I John Norfleet Clerk of the Court of pleas and quarter Sessions of said County do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true Copy of the last Will and Testament of the late Frances Charles Fleming of said County, and of the probate of the same as it appears of record in my office Given under my hand & seal of office of said County the 18 th day of March A.D. 1850
John Norfleet Clerk
Last Will & Testament of Frances Charles Fleming

State of North Carolina Edgecombe County } SS
Be it known that on the 11th day of February 1850 personally appeared before me Theophilus Atkinson a Justice in and for said County and State Minnifred Packson of the said County and State aged eighty two the 19th of next March who having first been duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following statement that she was well acquainted with Elizabeth Flemming the widow of Charles Flemming and that she knows the said Elizabeth Flemming to be the widow of Charles Flemming and that she believes they were married sometime during the year 1788 and lived together as man and wife until the year of our Lord 1830 when her husband Charles Flemming died she surviving him and has lived a widow ever since. She further states that she knows them to have been married from the fact that she the said Minnifred Packson was at the wedding
Best Rev. Atkinson P.P.
M Minnifred Packson her mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me and I further certify that said Packson whose signature is above written is a credible witness. Rev. Atkinson P.P.
State of North Carolina Eden County } SS John Anglin Clerk of the Court of pleas and quarter sessions of said County do hereby certify that Theophilus Atkinson Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit was made and taken do, the same duly executed his name, is true and clear

at the time of the doing thereof, a lawful acting justice of the peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and sworn, and that full faith and credit be due and ought to be given to all his official acts
In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal at office at Paris this 18 th day of March A.D. 1880
J. M. [unclear]

State of North Carolina } Edgecombe County } S.S.
Be it known that on the 12 th day of December 1848 personally appeared before me John H. Hughes a Justice in and for said County and State. Elijah Owens of the said County and State aged eighty five years in February next who having first been duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following statement. That he was well acquainted with Charles Fleming and that he the said Fleming (Pvt) served in the Revolutionary War in actual service nine months he the said Fleming turned out a volunteer in Edgecombe County N.C. and was stationed at Tarborough three months and then was called to South Carolina and there served six months under Capt. William Wirtz and a part of the time under Gen. Gates and a part under Gen. Greene in the year 1780 and was stationed at Camden and other places.
Test
J. H. Hughes
Elijah his Owens mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me and I further certify that said Owens whose signature is above written is a creditable witness.
J. H. Hughes (W)

State of N. Carolina Essex County
I John Wm. Fletcher, the Right the Lord of Pleas and grants therein of Essex County, do Certify that John H. Hughes Esq. before whom the annexed affidavit was made, and who has the name subscribed his name was at the time of the taking said affidavit, a lawful acting Justice of the peace in Essex County, duly commissioned and sworn &c.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office at Tarboro this 18 th day of March A.D. 1850
J. Wm. Fletcher

Raleigh N.C.
Comptrollers Office
I William H Collins Comptroller of Public Accounts in and for the State of North Carolina do hereby Certify that the Name of Charles Fleming appears of record in this office as having had a Special Certificate issued in his favor for Military service for Three Pounds Fifteen Shillings (£3.15). see Book No 4 page 34 given under my hand and Seal this 1 day August A.D. 1845
Wm H Collins Compt